16-Year-Old Detained After Three Family Members Killed in Gorakhpur

A 16-year-old boy has been detained on suspicion of killing his elder brother, sister-in-law, and their three-year-old son at their home in Balua village, Gorakhpur district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. in the village under Bansgaon police station limits, approximately 50 km from the district headquarters.

The deceased were identified as Amit Gupta, his wife Ranjana, and their son Reyansh. According to police, all three were sleeping in the same room when the teenager allegedly attacked them with a sharp-edged weapon. The accused's parents were asleep in another room at the time.

Police stated that the boy's father heard screams and rushed to the room, where he found the three family members lying in a pool of blood. He allegedly saw his younger son coming out of the room carrying the weapon, informed neighbours, and alerted the police.

Senior police officials arrived at the scene and launched an investigation. The teenager was detained from an upstairs room, where police allegedly found him with the blood-stained weapon. A case has been registered based on the complaint of the victims' father, and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.

SP (South) Dinesh Puri said the three victims were killed inside the room, and the juvenile is being questioned. The motive behind the killings has not yet been established, police said, adding that preliminary investigation suggests a possible dispute related to a family-run shop may have triggered the incident. Further investigation is underway.